Hair treatment lotion

ABSTRACT

A hair treatment lotion comprising green tea, gentian and geranium mixed with at least one solution medium and adapted to be used for hair loss prevention treatments and/or to facilitate the growth of new hair.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a hair treatment lotion.

BACKGROUND ART

It is known that in recent years the problem of baldness, i.e., gradualhair loss, has become very important and a highly topical issue, sinceit affects many people, both men and women.

Baldness can in fact cause considerable discomfort in the people that itaffects, both on an aesthetic level and sometimes on a psychologicallevel.

As a consequence of the diffusion of this phenomenon, various medical,surgical and/or cosmetological therapies have been developed andproposed in an attempt to limit and slow hair loss.

Some treatments, for example, propose medical and/or cosmetologicaltherapies of various kinds depending on the extent of the loss andthinning: these therapies allow to achieve an initial stabilization ofhair loss a few months after the beginning of the treatment.

Many lotions having different compositions and different methods ofapplication are in fact currently commercially available.

These lotions are usually recommended for stopping hair loss and/orfacilitate hair regrowth.

However, these therapies do not allow to achieve a permanent result,since when the treatment is suspended the phenomenon reappears in a formthat is generally more acute and can be contained only by resorting tosurgical procedures.

Moreover, some of these lotions can cause several side effects in caseof particular sensitivity to the substances they contain and can havecontraindications for use by individuals who have certain disorders,such as hypertension, migraines or vascular problems in general.

Intolerance to the substances contained in known lotions has caused forexample transient itching localized to the scalp or diffused over theentire body, skin inflammations caused by irritations or eczemas of anallergic nature: more rarely there have been cases of headache, vertigoor hypertrichosis.

In all these cases it is generally necessary to suspend the treatmentsimmediately and therefore any benefits achieved are lost.

As an alternative, particularly for individuals with full-blownbaldness, surgical procedures are proposed which can be performedaccording to several methods and in general consist in repositioninghealthy hair in bald areas, removing and reimplanting scalp portions soas to restore a harmonious and aesthetically pleasant hair distribution.

These procedures are generally performed under local anesthetic and canbe more or less invasive depending on the method used.

However, these known procedures are not free from drawbacks, includingthe fact that they do not ensure permanent and durable results, sincerather often the implants of synthetic hair are rejected within 6-12months of the procedures, and a new surgical procedure therefore becomesnecessary to remove the rejected hair.

Further, these procedures cannot be performed on all individualsaffected by baldness.

In order to reduce the risk of postoperative complications, such asinfections or the like, it is in fact necessary to perform preventivemedical therapies that use for example lotions based on cortisone orantibiotic substances, which cannot be used by certain individuals whohave particular allergies or specific disorders.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

The aim of the present invention is to eliminate the drawbacks notedabove of known treatments and procedures, by devising a hair treatmentlotion that allows to solve permanently the problem of baldness and topromote hair regrowth and can be used by all individuals affected byhair loss, without any restriction of use due for example tocontraindications of use or side effects.

Within this aim, an object of the present invention is to allow easy andpractical application on the part of the affected individuals.

In view of this aim and this and other objects that will become betterapparent hereinafter, according to the present invention a hairtreatment lotion is provided which is characterized in that it comprisesgreen tea, gentian and geranium mixed with at least one solution medium.

The solution medium can be constituted by an aqueous base, aphysiological solution, or the like.

The aqueous base can be constituted preferably by distilled water (H₂O).

The green tea is used in leaf form; the gentian is used in the form ofdried and chopped root; the geranium is used as essence.

The green tea, gentian and geranium essence are preferably present inthe following mutually independent quantities for every 1500 ml of H₂O:

green tea, 0.1 to 0.5 g; gentian, 0.001 g to 0.3 g; geranium essence, 20to 50 drops.

Each one of the geranium essence drops has a weight comprised between0.01 g and 0.07 g.

Conveniently, by mixing said components the lotion is ready for use.

As is known, each hair is composed of a so-called shaft, which protrudespartially from the scalp, and of a root or bulb, which is insertedobliquely in the scalp.

The root is formed by a recess in which the vessels and nerves thatconstitute the papilla are arranged.

The fibers that constitute hair form through a process of keratinizationof the epithelial cells that are in contact with the papilla (matrix).

Hair is in fact constituted by a keratin shaft formed by fibers andfibrils formed by chains of amino acids coiled in a spiral and bonded bysulfur bridges.

In normal conditions, the sebum produced by the sebaceous glands thatare present in the scalp drips along the hair, constituting a naturalprotection against external agents.

In cases of hyperseborrhea, i.e., of excessive sebum production, thereare negative effects on hair health; the excess of sebum in fact overtime obstructs the insertion point of the hair in the scalp, choking thecells that constitute the hidden part of the shaft, the root and thesebaceous gland associated with the hair.

In these cases, the metabolic activity of the cells is seriouslycompromised and hair weakens until it falls; as a consequence of thesephenomena, the cells of the matrix are no longer capable of generating anew hair.

Conveniently, it has been found that the lotion according to theinvention allows to restore conditions that are suitable for the growthof new hair; the green tea, gentian and geranium act synergistically,mutually enhancing their respective properties.

Green tea is in fact used to remove the grease that obstructs the poresof the scalp from which hair protrudes; gentian, rich in stimulatingactive ingredients, acts on the sebaceous glands, stimulating resumptionof normal activity; finally, geranium has active ingredients that affectthe cells of the matrices in order to stimulate the growth of new hair.

The lotion according to the invention is applied advantageously in hairloss treatments, such as hair loss prevention treatments and/ortreatments for facilitating the growth of new hair.

The lotion can be used to treat baldness of any degree and extent andhas no contraindication of use or any side effect.

The treatment consists in performing, for a first period, one dailyapplication of the lotion, massaging the portion of scalp beingaffected.

Subsequently, it is sufficient to perform a maintenance treatment, whichprovides for one weekly application of the lotion for a few additionalmonths.

The time required for growth of new hair is linked to the time elapsedsince the “death” of the bulb, and therefore the first hair to appear isthe hair lost most recently and the last hair is the hair that felllongest ago.

The first results are apparent 2-3 months after starting the treatment;fine hairs appear initially, becoming stronger over time and producingthe final hair.

The following examples are given only by way of illustration of thepresent invention and must not be understood as limiting the scope ofthe present invention as defined by the appended claims.

EXAMPLE 1

A first hair treatment lotion that can be obtained from a mixture of thefollowing substances: Green tea 0.15 g Gentian 0.10 g Geranium essence30 drops H₂O 1500 ml

EXAMPLE 2

A second hair treatment lotion that can be obtained from a mixture ofthe following substances: Green tea 0.20 g Gentian 0.12 g Geraniumessence 36 drops H₂O 1500 ml

EXAMPLE 3

A third hair treatment lotion that can be obtained from a mixture of thefollowing substances: Green tea 0.30 g Gentian 0.15 g Geranium essence40 drops H₂O 1500 ml

The disclosures in Italian Patent Application No. MO2002A000393 fromwhich this application claims priority are incorporated herein byreference.

1-15. (canceled)
 16. A hair treatment lotion, comprising green tea, gentian and geranium mixed with at least one solution medium.
 17. The lotion of claim 16, wherein said solution medium is an aqueous base, a physiological solution or the like.
 18. The lotion of claim 17, wherein said aqueous base is distilled water.
 19. The lotion of claim 16, wherein said green tea is in leaf form.
 20. The lotion of claim 19, wherein said green tea leaves are dried.
 21. The lotion of claim 16, wherein said gentian is in root form.
 22. The lotion of claim 21, wherein said gentian root is dried and chopped.
 23. The lotion of claim 16, wherein said geranium is in essence form.
 24. The lotion of claim 16, wherein said green tea is present in quantities that are comprised between 0.1 g and 0.5 g for every 1500 ml of said solution medium.
 25. The lotion of claim 16, wherein said gentian is present in amounts comprised between 0.001 g and 0.3 g for every 1500 ml of said solution medium.
 26. The lotion of claim 16, wherein said geranium is present in amounts comprised between 20 and 50 drops for every 1500 ml of said solution medium.
 27. The lotion of claim 26, wherein each one of said drops has a weight comprised between 0.01 g and 0.07 g.
 28. The lotion of claim 18, wherein said green tea, said gentian, said geranium and said H₂O are present in the following quantities: Green tea 0.20 g Gentian 0.12 g Geranium essence 36 drops H₂O 1500 ml


29. Use of a lotion according to claim 16 for hair loss prevention treatments.
 30. Use of a lotion according to claim 16 for treatments adapted to facilitate the growth of new hair. 